Dr. Ronald Steiner
Nils Jacob Liersch
OM
Oh Träger des Kosmos, der tausende Hauben ausgebreitet hat, die mit funkelnden Juwelen strahlen.
Nils Jakob Liersch
Dr. Ronald Steiner
Verehrung [sei] dem unendlichen Ananta, dem König der Schlangen.
Nils Jakob Liersch
Dr. Ronald Steiner
Vor ihm, der am Oberkörper von menschlicher Gestalt ist, Muschelhorn, Diskus und Schwert trägt,
Dr. Ronald Steiner
vor dem, der mit tausend strahlenden Köpfen versehen ist, vor Patañjali, verbeuge ich mich.
Dr. Ronald Steiner
OM
This Sanskrit Mantra (मंत्र, Maṁtra) is of relatively new. In the ancient literature of the Hatha-Yoga (हठयोग, Haṭha-Yoga) text, it is almost exclusively Shiva who is worshiped as the god of Yoga. Additionally, in the comments to the Yoga-Sutra (योगसूत्र, Yoga-Sūtra) compiled by Patanjali (पतञ्जलि, Patañjali), the personal deity Ishvara (ईश्वार, Īśvāra) is often put on equal footing with Shiva.With this Mantra (मंत्र, Maṁtra), Patanjali (पतञ्जलि, Patañjali) is worshiped as Shesha (शेष, Śeṣa) or Ananta (अनन्त, Ananta) which clearly indicates a Vaishnava origin. It appears only in the tradition of Krishnamacharya, where each student received and passed on their own variation of this Mantra (मंत्र, Maṁtra).BKS Iyengar, like Krishnamacharya, can be assigned to Vaishnava Hinduism. The mantra BKS Iyengar teaches us, therefore, stems undoubtedly from this tradition.